This week, Phil talks about our need to respect the government because its authority comes from God. This doesn’t mean that we follow the government to the point of disobeying God. Furthermore, we risk so much when we conflate politics with religion.

It’s easy for politics to get heated, but that doesn’t mean we need to be hateful. There is a way to love people, even if you think they’re wrong. It’s possible to engage in discourse—even debate—without taking the argument personally or making it personal in response. Let’s debate the issues. In fact, let’s really dig into them. But, let’s leave the snide, snarky, irrelevant personal attacks out of it. Hatred and rage have no place in politics.